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| name = Sir Harry Simon Samuel▼
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| predecessor2 = [[George FredericBowles Stewart(Conservative politician)|George Bowles]]
| successor2 = [[Walter Greaves Greaves-Lord]]
| term_start2 = 15 January 1910
| term_end2 = 1526 NovemberOctober 1922
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1853|8|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Marylebone]], London
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1934|4|26|1853|8|3|df=yes}}
| death_place =[[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
| resting_place = [[Golders Green Jewish Cemetery]]
| nationality = British
| spouse = Rose Beddington
| birth_name = Harry Simon Samuel
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
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'''Sir Harry Simon Samuel''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|PC}} (1853–19343 August 1853 – 26 April 1934) was an English [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Limehouse]] and then [[Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwood]] in [[London]].<ref name="obit" /> He was an advocate of protection in trade and he campaigned against free trade during his political career.<ref name="obittimes">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Sir Harry Samuel – Strong Advocate Of Protection |work=[[The Times]] |date= 27 April 1934|page= 16 }}</ref>
 
==Early lifeBiography==
===Early life===
Samuel was born in [[Marylebone]], [[London]] on 3 August 1853. He was educated at [[Eastbourne College]] and then [[St John's College, Cambridge]], Cambridge.<ref>{{Venn|id=SML871HS|name=Samuel, Harry Simon}}</ref> When he left university as a [[Bachelor of Arts]]<ref name="je" /> he became a partner in the firm of Montefiore & Company.<ref name="obit" /> In 1878 he married Rose Beddington they later had four children, three sons and one daughter.<ref name="obit" />
Samuel was born at 40 [[Gloucester Place]] near [[Portman Square]] in [[Marylebone]], [[London]],<ref name="freedom">''London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930''</ref> the son of Horatio Simon Samuel, a [[Cooper (profession)|cooper]], and Henrietta Montefiore.<ref name="times"/> He was educated at [[Eastbourne College]] and then [[St John's College, Cambridge]], where he received a Bachelor of Arts.<ref>{{acad|id=SML871HS|name=Samuel, Harry Simon}}</ref><ref name="je" />
 
==Politics=Career===
He became a partner in the firm of Montefiore & Company.<ref name="times"/>
Samuel retired from business to enter politics with the Unionist party and in 1889 became a prospective candidate in [[St Pancras East (UK Parliament constituency)|St Pancras East]], but as not to split the conservative vote in 1892 Samuel stood in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1892|1892]] election for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] in the [[Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Limehouse]] constituency but the seat was won by the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[John Stewart Wallace]] with a majority of 270.<ref name="obit" />▼
 
===Politics===
In the [[United Kingdom general election, 1895|1895]] Samuel stood again and was elected as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Limehouse]] with a majority of 590. He was re-elected in 1900 with a majority of 538 but lost the seat in 1906 to Liberal [[William Pearce (Liberal politician)|William Pearce]]. In 1903 he had been appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]].<ref name="obit" /><ref name="sir" />▼
▲Samuel retired from business to enter politics with the Unionist party and, in 1889, he became a prospective candidate in [[St Pancras East (UK Parliament constituency)|St Pancras East]],. butSo as not to split the conservativeConservative vote in 1892 Samuel stood in the [[1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892|1892]] election for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] in the [[Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Limehouse]] constituency but the seat was won by the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] [[candidate, John Stewart Wallace]], with a majority of 270.<ref name="obittimes" />
 
▲In the [[1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895|1895]], Samuelhe stood again and was elected as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Limehouse]] with a majority of 590. During the election campaign he was the subject of [[Antisemitism|Antisemitic]] comments from his [[Liberal-Labour (UK)|Liberal-Labour]] opponent William Marcus Thompson.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hirshfield|first=Claire|date=1981|title="Reynolds's Newspaper" and the Modern Jew|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20081959|journal=Victorian Periodicals Review|volume=14|issue=1|pages=3–11|jstor=20081959|issn=0709-4698}}</ref> He was re-elected in 1900 with a majority of 538 but lost the seat in 1906 to Liberal [[William Pearce (Liberal politician)|William Pearce]]. In 1903, he had been appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]].<ref name="obittimes" /><ref name="sir" />
In January 1910 he was elected back to parliament with a 1778 majority in the [[Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwood]] constituency, a seat he then held until he retired as a MP at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922 election]].<ref name="obit" /> He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1916.<ref name="obit" /> He was also a [[Freeman of the City of London]] and a member of the [[Worshipful Company of Coopers|Cooper's Company]].<ref name="je" /> Samuel died on 26 April 1934 at Villa Alexandra in [[Monte Carlo]] aged 80.<ref name="obit" />▼
 
▲In January 1910, he was elected back to parliament with a 1778 majority in the [[Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwood]] constituency, a seat he then held until he retired as aan MP at the [[1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922 election]].<ref name="obit" /> He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1916.<ref name="obittimes" /> He was also a [[Freeman of the City of London]] and a member of the [[Worshipful Company of Coopers|Cooper's Company]].<ref name="je" /> Samuel died on 26 April 1934 at Villa Alexandra in [[Monte Carlo]] aged 80.<ref name="obit" />
 
===Personal life===
In 1878, he married Rose Beddington. They had four children: three sons and one daughter. His daughter Nora married [[Percy de Worms]] (1873–1941).<ref name="times"/>
 
He died in 1934 at Villa Alexandra in [[Monte Carlo]] aged 80. His memorial service was held at [[West London Synagogue]].<ref name="times"/>
 
==References==▼
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<ref name="sir">{{London Gazette|issue=27630|startpagepage=8563|date=29 December 1903|accessdate=2010-03-24}}</ref>▼
<ref name="je">{{Cite web| title=Samuel, Harry Simon | url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=S&artid=151 | work= | publisher=[[Jewish Encyclopedia]] | year=2002 | accessdate=2010-03-24}}</ref>▼
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| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwood]]
| years = [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election, January 1910|1910]] – [[1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922]]
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▲<ref name="sir">{{London Gazette|issue=27630|startpage=8563|date=29 December 1903|accessdate=2010-03-24}}</ref>
<ref name="obit">{{Cite newspaper The Times
|articlename=Sir Harry Samuel - Strong Advocate Of Protection
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|section=Obituaries
|day_of_week=Friday
|date=27 April 1934
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▲<ref name="je">{{Cite web| title=Samuel, Harry Simon | url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=S&artid=151 | work= | publisher=[[Jewish Encyclopedia]] | year=2002 | accessdate=2010-03-24}}</ref>
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| DATE OF BIRTH =3 August 1853
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| DATE OF DEATH =26 April 1934
| PLACE OF DEATH =[[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
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